Improvement in ffsh-kooks



UNITED STATES,

PATENT @Frise ,nnnnv*mmni,or nonsron,Texas* IMPROVEMNTIN HSH=HooKsjvp To all kwhom 'it may concern: i l

Be it known that l, HEN1LY-SIGLER, oi'Houston, in the county of Harris and State oiflexas,

have invented a' new and useful Improvement in the "Sockdolager Fish-Hook 5` and l do hereby declare thatthe following,` isla full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being or out of operation.

rlhis invention relates yto certain new and useful improvements in sockdo'lagcr fish-hooks, whereby they are rendered more simple in construction, perfect and sure in their operation, and` less dan ge-rens to be handled while baiting; and it consists in making` the top .portion of the main hooks elastic, and so att-aching them to the vertical guide-pieces that they will be made to serve asfsprings for giving action and forcing; themtogether, and, with two levers or toggle-arms, form a togglejoint for forcing said hooks apa-rt and` retaining them set for a given time; and, in combination with the above, employing' a common bait-hook, which is attached to the lower extremity oi' a regulating slide and so situated that its end will be some distance above the ends of the spring-hooks,

and consequently the vli'sh or animal will have to pass his head between the spring-hooks to reach the bait,in drawing upon which he will instantly draw the toggle-arms out of a horizoutal position, and simultaneous therewith operate the springhookawhich are caused to take into the body of the fish and hold him perfectly secure, without any chance ot' escape, owing` to the peculiar action oi' the hook, it

' biting-harder upon' its object when the strain is greatest.`

To enable others to understand more fully my invention, l will proceed to describe its construction and operation. v

A A represent thetwosp1'ing-lioohs,tl1e

upper parts or shafts; l5 B, of which being made of some thin elastic metal, so as to act like a spring' and give sufficient force and action to the hooks to enable them to retain the .fish orl animalwhich may get between` Specilication forming,r part ci' im lr i Patent No. liii, dnied April ll,lS:'i4.l

them. These parts l2 Dare seefured to the top portion of a vertical llat guidcgpiece, C, the sind piece C havingtwobrackets or guidestorthe vertical 'slidingpiece l) `'to move upand down in as the hooks are forced apart or drawn together. The sliding-*piece D is twisted or turned near its lower extremity so as" to form two liatbroad faces for one end of each of the toggle-arms E E to fit upon, these arms being secured on the end F by the pin a, as seen in drawing, one on each'side, the twist in the slide serving;` as a stop or shoulder to prevent the toggle-arms being` drawn upward too far or out ot' a horizontalline, the shoulder or stop resting, against the lower extremity of the guide-piece C when .thetoggle-arms are in a parallel line, as shown by red lines in the drawing. are secured to the sides and in the center di' the stems of the spring-hooks, they being attached on opposite sides bythe pins b b, upon which they turn, these pins being in a horizontal line-with the toggle-arms when the hooks are set to the position shown in red lilies in the drawing. ,l l I G is the bait-hook attached to the lower end of the slide D a short distance above the beard of the spring-hooks, so that the, animal will have to put his head between the points of vthe spring-hooks to reach the bait, and consequently, when he endeavors to make otf with it, he will operate thespriu'g-hooks, and they will securely fasten upon him and retain him, no matter what effort he may nia-ke to escape;

' for it will be evident that vthe harder he pulls at the middle hook the more firmly the springhooks will bite upon him.

To use 'the hook it must be first set in the I manner shown `in the drawing,` by red lines, the toggle-arms in this case occupyingahorL zontal position, they serving to throw the spring-hooks apart and retain them thus fora certain time, the shoulder al ser-ving to prevent -the toggle-arms rising` tool-ar above ahori `isfallo wed to play and force the hooks together-v rlhe other ends of the toggle-armsfand arms occupying the positions shown in4 black lines.

arms-E E, to form a toggle-joint for forcing said and fastelyselcureiyupon its victim, the hooks What .I c iaiui as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Making the top portion of the hooks A A elastic, and so attaching them to the vertical guide-piece D'that` theywili be made to act as springs for giving action .to the hooks and forcing them together, and also serve, with the hooks apart and retaining them set for a given time, and, in combination with the above, em

pioying a common bait-hook, G, which is attached tothe lower end of the regulatingslide 1 and so situated that its end will be some distance above the ends of the spring-hook, land i maar conseqnently the fish lor animal will have to 'caused to. take into the body of the lfish and hold it perfectly secure, .there beingno chance of his escaping', owing to the peculiar action. 'of the hook, it biting harder upon. its object4 when the strain -is` n greatest, substantiailyas heroin described. y

HENRY zsiGLEE.

Witnesses:

AUG. C. DAWs, JOHN VIVEN, THOMAS WHITE. 

